authentication

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They log in to the borrower’s account and request a password change, which will send a two-factor authentication code to the borrower.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Like passwords, passkeys are a form of authentication to make sure it is you trying to access an account.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

The process works much like two-factor authentication on a banking website.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

New authentication systems will be needed to stop fraudsters from sending fake invoices to bots, for example.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

From now on, wherever he went, he’d be closely trailed by a military aide carrying a forty-five-pound briefcase containing launch authentication codes and sophisticated communications devices, often referred to as the nuclear football.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama